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Publishers
Digital growth starts here.
The World’s Learning Delivery Network
The shift from print to digital has opened the promise of new models, affordability, and an engaging front door experience, but many publishers don’t have the right kind of modern delivery network to fully realize this promise. VitalSource powers the full lifecycle, giving publishers better reach, increased sell through, unparalleled IP protection, and best-in-class revenue management.
Unmatched Global Delivery
For 30 years, VitalSource has been at the forefront of digital transformation.
3,500+
publisher relationships
63,000
five-star reviews
4,500+
institutions served
20M+
active users
Partner with VitalSource
Scale, protect, and enhance your digital delivery with VitalSource’s trusted suite of tools. With more than 3,500 publisher partners and more than 4,500 institutional partners worldwide, VitalSource’s unmatched global delivery network works your way.
Two Ways to Partner. One Connected Network.
Whether you want to expand your reach or power your own digital strategy, VitalSource supports publishers as both a channel partner and a technology partner, often at the same time. We work with publishers in two complementary ways:
Channel Partner
Sell through the VitalSource Network
Global reach across institutions and learners
Simplified distribution and adoption
Flexible pricing and licensing models
Built-in reporting and insights
Technology Partner
Power your own digital sales and delivery
Secure online and offline access (enterprise DRM)
Accessibility-first, globally compliant
AI-powered engagement and analytics
Fast implementation, no platform build required
Most Partners Use Both, by Design
Your content can live in our global channel while the same platform powers your direct-to-customer strategy. One infrastructure. Multiple paths to market.
VitalSource Powers Learning Tool Delivery Across Higher Education
Discover
The VitalSource sampling platform supports instructor discovery and allows content providers to effortlessly oversee the sampling process, transforming the course materials process from a cumbersome task into a powerful, intuitive experience.
Adopt
VitalSource adoption tools streamline communication and workflow. Instructors easily readopt past materials, discover new content, check compatibility with day-one access programs, include materials in these programs, and select preferred formats like digital options.
Academic librarians easily source and adopt titles with our simple acquisition workflow, including MARC records, and access collections or individual books from a catalogue of 2.5 million titles from 10,000+ publishers—no separate agreements needed.
Engage & Access
VitalSource's flexible LTI tool integrates with the campus learning management system (LMS) or library systems, delivering a seamless day-one experience for students by ensuring all adopted etexts and courseware are accessible by the first day of class. This integration translates SIS adoptions into LMS access, streamlining processes and reducing operational burdens. Content providers simply ensure materials are listed with correct ISBNs and pricing in VitalSource’s inventory; the rest is managed through single sign-on (SSO) access via Bookshelf®. For non-etext content, partner integrations enable students to access third-party platforms directly from the LMS dashboard, allowing for immediate access termination upon opt-out and supporting other delivery methods like access codes.
Transact & Remit
Simplify transactions and centralize access to all required materials within a user-friendly LMS dashboard, where students can easily engage with content, manage Day-One access program participation, and access additional purchasing options with financial aid or vouchers. With precise student account billing and campus store invoicing, we send content providers monthly compensation, so that you receive sales credit.
Analyze
With the industry’s largest source of data, VitalSource offers exclusive insights into engagement, performance, and operations through intuitive visualizations and smart filters. Detailed reporting allows you to drive adoption, track content usage, and monitor enrollment data, ensuring full sales visibility and timely adoption intervention. Exclusive insights ensure accurate content delivery, pricing, and proper compensation, giving you greater control and the ability to grow your pipeline.
Trusted Partner of Thousands of Publishers Globally
Value Drivers for Growth
Analytics & Insights
With the industry's largest source of data, VitalSource offers exclusive insights at the student, book, and course level. Libraries can also easily access COUNTER reports and MARC records.
Bookshelf+ is the next evolution of digital learning, fusing VitalSource’s proven platform with purpose-built AI tools designed to drive real student engagement and outcomes. This AI-powered study experience is built directly into the Bookshelf eReader, engaging instantly with responses grounded in instructor-assigned content.
